Final Test We took our test. Thank you! Thank you for being a good class! I enjoyed teaching you. I hope to see you on campus next school year. Please say hi!
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The video we watched an original tune by The Piano Guys: All of Me. Jon Schmidt (the pianist) wrote this song years ago and many people have performed it on YouTube. Finally, he recorded his version for YouTube. Enjoy the video again.
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of A New Year's memory. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. We took at quiz on NAWL 4. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 5 quiz next class. If you did not receive 80%, you will take the same quiz again. Textbook In class, we began working on Chapter 10 from p. 148. Do the activities through the first half of page 158 and check your answers. Answer Key Homework
Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 158-161).
Write your revised paragraph in Google Docs.
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the next NAWL level list next week.
Leave a comment on your classmate's post A Good (or Bad) Christmas (or New Year's) memory. Choose the person 5 below you on the list.
Google Docs Homework
Give it the title of your full name + AW06 + L13 (Taro Suzuki's AW06 L13).
Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song written in 1991. It has become a popular song for artists to cover. Maybe the best version so far is the one recorded this year by Pentatonix, a popular YouTube artist. Enjoy the video again. I have included the lyrics below the video. Merry Christmas!
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.
The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again.
The lame will leap, the mute will speak, the praises of the Lamb.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM.
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of A Good (or Bad) Christmas (or New Year's) memory. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. We took at quiz on NAWL 3. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 4 quiz next class. If you did not receive 80%, you will take the same quiz again. Textbook We checked our answers with our partners and the class. Answer Key
Homework
Do You Be the Editor in your textbook (p. 111). Check your answers with the key in the back of the textbook.
Do On Your Own. (p. 111). and check the answers.
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the next NAWL level list next week.
Write a new blog post with the topic A Good (or Bad) Christmas (or New Year's) memory. Include a photograph or illustration.
Angels We Have Heard on High (The Piano Guys) Now that Thanksgiving is finished, we can listen to Christmas music! This is a classic Christmas song with a twist by the Piano Guys. They use many GoPro cameras and a drone (indoors!). Enjoy it again (except for the 3rd period class. We didn't have time during the class, so enjoy it for the first time!).
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of What do you like to do in December (not Christmas)? Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. We took at quiz on NAWL 2. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 3 quiz next week. If you did not receive 80%, you will take the NAWL 1 quiz again. Textbook We looked at the first part of Chapter 7: Supporting the Main Idea in the textbook. With your partner, you did Prewriting A & B on page 91 and Prewriting A, B & C on pp. 92-93.
Homework
Do Paragraph Practice 2 in your textbook (p. 97). Write your paragraph in Google Docs.
Do Practice A and B in your textbook (pp. 98-99) and check the answers.
Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 99-100).
Do Practice A, B and C in your textbook (pp. 101-103) and check your answers for B.
Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 104-105) and check your answers for Prewriting.
Do Practice A and B in your textbook (pp. 108-110).
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 2 list next week.
Leave a comment on your classmate's post OYO. Choose the person 4 above you on the list.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Pentatonix) This Christmas tune is from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet. The story takes place on Christmas Eve. This performance is amazing. I wonder how many hours they must have practiced for this song. Enjoy it again.
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of What do you like to do in December (not Christmas)? Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. We took at quiz on NAWL 1. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 2 quiz next week. If you did not receive 80%, you will take the NAWL 1 quiz again. Textbook We looked at the first part of Chapter 7: Supporting the Main Idea in the textbook. With your partner, you did Prewriting A & B on page 91 and Prewriting A, B & C on pp. 92-93.
Homework
Do You Be the Editor (pp. 86). Check your answers in the back of the book.
Do Practice A & B (pp. 88-89) in your textbook.
Practice Grammar for Writing in your textbook (pp. 89-90)
Do the rest of Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 91-92). Write your paragraph in Google Docs.Write your paragraph in Google Docs.
Do the rest of Paragraph Practice 2 in your textbook (p. 93).
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 2 list next week.
Write a new blog post with the topic OYO: (+ your title). Follow the instructions from On Your Own (p. 86).
Google Docs Homework
Give it the title of your full name + AW06 + L10 (Taro Suzuki's AW06 L10).
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of How Do You Stay Warm? Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. Textbook We practiced revising as the third step in the Writing Process pp. 77-78. You can check your answers with the link below: Chapter 6 Answers
Paragraph Practice 2
You interviewed your partner as a prewriting activity (pp. 84-85). Write a paragraph about your partner in Google Docs.
Give it the title of your full name + AW06 + L9 (Taro Suzuki's AW06 L9).
Share it with them on Google. (Be sure to get their email address). 11/29 23:59.
Give suggestions to your partner about their paragraph. 12/1 23:59.
Rewrite your paragraph and share it with me. Use the Revising Checklist (p. 77). 12/4 23:59.
Homework
Practice revising using Practice B (pp. 79-80).
Practice Grammar for Writing in your textbook (pp. 80-83)
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 1 list next week.
Leave a comment on your classmate's post My Favorite Smartphone App. Choose the person 3 below you on the list.
Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix! (The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series) This is the fourth in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Petra a city built into the rock in Jordan. The name Petra means rock. Because Petra was a location in the 3rd Indian Jones movie, they use music from the soundtrack in this tune. Enjoy the video again. You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here: New 7 Wonders of the World
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Smartphone Apps. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. Textbook We tried clustering as a pre-writing strategy pp. 75-76.
Write your outline from your clustering ideas on your paper. Homework
Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below).
Outline for your clustering topic (p. 76)
Step Two: Writing (for your clustering topic) (pp. 76-77)
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.
Write a new blog post with the topic My Favorite Smartphone App.
Google Docs For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.
The Jungle Book / Sarabande (Mayan Style) (The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series) This is the third in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The most famous view is of El Castillo, a big Mayan pyramid. The music is a medley of tunes from the soundtrack to Disney's The Jungle Book. Did you see the bear and the panther in the video? They are two main characters from the movie Enjoy the video again.
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Movies. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. Textbook You shared your answers to pages 47 - 61 with your partner. Homework
Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below).
Putting It All Together, step 4 (p. 61)
On Your Own (p. 61)
Write your outline from your brainstorming ideas on your paper.
Do Step Two: Writing with your ideas in your textbook (pp. 76-77)
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.
Leave a comment on your classmate's post Music. Choose the person 2 above you on the list.
Google Docs For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.
The Mission / How Great Thou Art (The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series) This is the second in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). They also visit Iguazu Falls near the border of Argentina. The music is a mashup (mix) of two tunes. One is called Gabriel's Oboe. It is the most famous music from the soundtrack of the movie The Mission. The setting of the movie is at Iguazu Falls. It is a wonderful movie and I strongly recommend it. It has a beautiful theme about love (not romantic). I cry every time I see it. The other music is a Christian hymn called How Great Thou Art. Enjoy the video again. You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here: New 7 Wonders of the World
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Music. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. Textbook You shared your answers to pages 32 - 46 with your partner. Homework
Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below).
Putting It All Together, step 3 (p. 45)
On Your Own (p. 46)
In your textbook write your answers for pages 43-61 (except On Your Own).
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.
Write a new blog post (50 words or more and photos) on the topic of Music.
Google Docs For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.
Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends (The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series) This is the first in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to the Great Wall of China. Enjoy the video again.
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet We used Quizlet in class. You should also use it outside of class. Textbook You shared your answers to pages 21 - 31 with your partner. Homework
Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below).
Task D (p. 30)
On Your Own (p. 31)
In your textbook write your answers for pages 32-46 (except On Your Own). From pp. 38-42, you can choose just 2 of the Practice Paragraph activities.
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.
Google Docs For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.
Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
Start a new document.
Give it the title of your full name + AW06 + L5 (Taro Suzuki's AW06 L5)
Share it with me.
Due 11/6 23:59 Blog Comments From the list of student blogs on the right side of this blog, find the student who is one above you on the list and go to their blog. Read their blog post titled Festivals and leave a comment. Then, find two more classmates' blogs to comment on. Due 11/6 23:59
We watched the Piano Guys play Mission Impossible, a popular TV show turned into a movie series. This time they were joined by another YouTube star, Lindsey Stirling. She is known for playing violin while dancing. Enjoy it again below:
EWr We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.
Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class. You should also use it outside of class. It is a great tool for improving your vocabulary. Try to use it every day even for only 5 minutes. You can use it while you're on the school bus, standing in line, or on a train.
Textbook
We shared our answers to pages 11 - 20 with our partners. We also began on pages 21-31.
Homework
Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below).
Task B (p. 14)
Writing Topic Sentences (pp. 16-17)
Writing Supporting Sentences (p. 18)
Writing Concluding Sentences (p. 20)
In your textbook write your answers for pages 21-31.
Write a new blog post (50 words or more and photos) on the topic of Festivals.
Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.
Google Docs
For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.
Give it the title of your full name + AW06 + L4 (Taro Suzuki's AW06 L4)
Click on the Share button.
Type in my samuraitheologian email address.
Click Share.
Due 10/30 23:59
Blog Comments
From the list of student blogs on the right side of this blog, find the student who is one below you on the list and go to their blog. Read their blog post and leave a comment. Then, find two more classmates' blogs to comment on. Due 10/29 23:59
We watched Jayesslee's (Janice & Sonia Lee) cover of Psy's Gangnam Style. They are a talented pair of Korean-Australian women from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:
EWr We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log. Quizlet After you enter your EWr Scores in your log, study vocabulary on Quizlet.
Textbook
We checked our answers for Chapter 1. For homework do Chapter 2: Understanding Paragraphs in the textbook. Read, study, and do the tasks from pages 11-20. Be ready to share your answers in the next lesson. Blog Set Up If you have not yet set up your blog for our class, follow these steps:
The Piano Guys are my favorite YouTube artists. They have great music AND great videos. This one is a parody of my favorite movie from my childhood, Star Wars. Now people call it Episode IV (4) or A New Hope, but it was Star Wars to us when it came out. It wasn't until the stupid prequels (Episodes I, II & III) years later that those names were used. The ideas of lightsabers, fighting ships flying across the screen, laser guns and The Force were all new and very cool. Star Wars was the first real blockbuster movie. If you wanted to see it when it came out, you might have had to wait hours and there were no reserved seats back then. It stayed in the cinemas for over a year. I have included a modern trailer of the movie below the Piano Guys video. The original trailer was not very good. Enjoy!
Extensive Writing (EWr) We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) for the first time. How many words could you write?
EWr Log
We will use Google Sheets (spreadsheet) to keep track of our progress in extensive writing (EWr). This makes it easy me to follow your progress. It also makes it easy for you to see your own progress. You can generate a line graph from the spreadsheet.
As I told you in my self-introduction, the Canadian rock trio, Rush, is my favorite band. Geddy Lee, the bass player, is also the singer and keyboardist; Alex Lifeson is the guitar player; Neil Peart is the drummer and lyricist (writer of the words). Rush's best-known song is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is the name of a famous character is American literature. Mark Twain wrote a few novels with Tom as a character who observes human nature. Tom was a boy and had a friend named Huckleberry (Huck) Finn. Huck had his own novel in which he made a raft (small flat boat) and traveled down the Mississippi River with an escaped slave. In the introduction part of the video there is an animation with characters from South Park (a popular TV show). The characters have their own rock group called Lil' Rush. They start to play Tom Sawyer, but stop to have an argument. It's because the singer confuses Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. In this song, Peart (the writer) thinks of himself as a "modern-day Tom Sawyer". So, this song is really about himself. I have included the lyrics (words) below the video if you would like to read them. Enjoy!
Tom Sawyer Words: Peart Music: Lee & Lifeson A modern day warrior Mean, mean stride Today's Tom Sawyer Mean, mean pride Though his mind is not for rent Don't put him down as arrogant He reserves the quiet defense Riding out the day's events The river What you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the mist, catch the myth Catch the mystery, catch the drift The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his skies are wide Today's Tom Sawyer He gets high on you And the space he invades He gets by on you No, his mind is not for rent To any God or government Always hopeful yet discontent He knows changes aren't permanent But change is What you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the witness, catch the wit Catch the spirit, catch the spit The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his eyes are wide Exit the warrior Today's Tom Sawyer He gets by on you And the energy you trade He gets right on to the friction of the day
